Therefore, if I have 30% ssi on my ornates, I need 150 stam to swing at full speed. Is this correct?

Also, I noticed Lynk is using hatchets and AI. With 180 stamina, a hatchet can swing at full speed without ssi, which would free up another imbuing slot. Are hatchets only worth it if you have lumberjacking to boost the damage?

Therefore, if I have 30% ssi on my ornates, I need 150 stam to swing at full speed. Is this correct?

Also, I noticed Lynk is using hatchets and AI. With 180 stamina, a hatchet can swing at full speed without ssi, which would free up another imbuing slot. Are hatchets only worth it if you have lumberjacking to boost the damage?

Nm, I see what went wrong. I calculated ssi before stamina, but it should have been the other way around. Thus:

Ornate Speed = 3.5
180 Stam = -1.5

(3.5-1.5) - 40% = 1.25 (rounded to highest quarter)

This means that, with 180 stamina, I can swing a leaf blade or hatchet at speed cap without ssi. It also means that the 5% ssi from ranger's cloak won't benefit me, so I might as well stick with quiver of infinity.

It also means that I could drop M&S for Spirit of the Totem. My weapons could all be

Leaf Blade
40 di
50 hml
50 hsl
30 hld

Or rather, I could if not for the resists of fey legs, totem, and gladiator's collar.

I think I'm going to have to keep the M&S, both for the dexterity and the resists. Besides, it looks like the only way I can reach 180 stamina is with an imbued/runic gorget, so I'll lose the nice gladiator collar resists. HLA sounds like it might be the right way to go, though--thanks for the tip!

Aye, leaf blade is fencing. Fortunately, I have all three weapon skills soulstoned. ^^

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